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== | ==Resources== | ||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
[https://www.landportal.org/organization/rwanda-ministry-local-government Rwanda Ministry of Local Government]<br> | [https://www.landportal.org/organization/rwanda-ministry-local-government Rwanda Ministry of Local Government]<br> | ||
== | [https://www.minaloc.gov.rw/about-1 Directorate General of Territorial Administration and Good Governance]<br> | ||
KG 7 Ave<br> | |||
Kigali, Rwanda<br> | |||
P.O.Box: 3445 Kigali, Rwanda<br> | |||
Telephone toll free: (+250) 788384081/5353<br> | |||
Email: [mailto:info@minaloc.gov.rw info@minaloc.gov.rw]<br> | |||
==Background== | |||
Rwanda has three major groups: the Hutu, Tutsi and Twa. The largest religion is Christianity. Germany colonized Rwanda in 1884. Belgium invaded in 1916. Rwanda became independent 1 July 1962.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda Rwanda], (accessed 13 September 2021). </ref> | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
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*Date of death | *Date of death | ||
*Date of registration | *Date of registration | ||
*Place of | *Place of death | ||
*Place of registration | *Place of registration | ||
*Cause of death | *Cause of death | ||
*Type of place of occurrence (hospital, home, etc.) | *Type of place of occurrence (hospital, home, etc.)<ref name="Unicef Rwanda" /> | ||
Additional information that may be on the death record: | |||
*Names, occupations and domicile of the deceased's father and mother | |||
*Name of spouse if the deceased was married, widowed or divorced<ref name="Refworld Rwanda">Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB), UN Refugee Agency [https://www.refworld.org/docid/52791f4a4.html Refworld, Rwanda], (accessed 23 September 2021).</ref> | |||
Death information should be added to the birth certificate of the deceased person.<ref name="Refworld Rwanda" /> | |||
Fetal deaths are not registered.<ref name="Unicef Rwanda" /> | '''Fetal deaths''' are not registered.<ref name="Unicef Rwanda" /> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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